The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-20

performances is finished. they 90 back to Del
monico's. The waiter has hardly got their din
ner order out of his head when they give him
one for their supper that requires all his intai-
lect to carry to the kitchen
A feature of first nights for many years has
been clubman Wright Sandford, as calm. fresh
and correct as the jasmine in his button -hols.
He was sitting the other night half dozen
seats from q lady who might have been his sis
eer, so much did she resemble him in style and
general appearance. She had the same glossy,
smile and quiet. high-bred air. Il WAS Bonfanti,
the dancer. She seems to escape the touch OF
time An old observer assured me that no
change had marked her small head OF gentle
face since she took the city by storm in THE
Black Crook twenty years ago. She has had
many SORROWS. She married Mr.. Hohnan.
who, while emporzriiy insane. shot himself
He Belonged to old Knickerbeeker family OF
strict and irreproachable character. and it has
been proud thing for Bonfanti that his father
and mother have loved and cared for her ever
since. When she danced at the Fifthavenue.
several years ago, the old lady in the family
carriage came nightly to the stage door TO take
the widowed daughter and danseuse home
-
The fashionable girls who are crowdine back
to town from Europe hare got more to :alk about
than ever before. Those who have not walked
with the Prince of Wales, stared tearfully at the
Grown Prince of Prussia and few riots
among the London poor are considered quite
tedious. Desrv me! The talk is all abont the
Prince, just as if this was England instead OF New
York, and as if all the Prince did this autumn
was to hunt up and talk to New York girls. It is
usual iy said that the women are more patriotic
than the men, and hata to contradicr any OF
the few things that said in favor of my SEX
but must admit that in fashionable circles our
girls are the greatest toadies and tories you can
imagine It's because they all are bent on mar
rying foreign nobleman.
Il don't care; want to be called Ny Lady
said one of the wealrhiest girls in Detroit when
she was here the other day This everlasting
Miss This and Mrs That IS tiresome ! want
to be Lady This and Nv Lady That I've cot
the money to keep a lord. and don't see why
shouldn't buy one if want to.
Itseems that when the Prince was takn. the
waters at Homburg. the place was full OF gner-
leans. Mr.. Blaine, Chauncey Depew. Mr. HYDE
and half dozen rich or famous Americans were
there, with their wives and daughters. and all
the Americans abroad congregated there ls
suddenly became the fashion to take the waters.
The Prince of Wales and Mr. Blaine
went there for the purpose and all
the rest followed. It's awfnlly ridiculous
the way they take the waters. which, under
stand, taste like the water a cod has been boiled
in. You must go at Z o'clock in the morning,
take q glass, walk fifteen minutes. take
another glass and walk half an hour; take
anorher glass and walk hour Then yon
mustn't drink at ALL aud you must go to bed
early to be around again at in the morn
ing. OF course. the stopping their everlasting
nips and smashes ard cocktails is what benefits
w.,e-s- Wcn ., -. p.;n "a .h.-. r.
our girls. He took the waters in the little park
garden. took his meals in corner of the
Kursaa;. which is a big concert hall turned into
a restaurant. sitting SO that all could see him.
and he went to the concert every evening after
dinner in the open air. The girls were crazy to
know him. and one by they got introduced.
That WAS the difference between the Americana:
and the Europeans The European women all
stood of and stared with their lower jaws al
most dropping off, and, would you believe its
whenever he came past thsm they curtsIed-
They didn't bow. They put ont foot behind
and gave n iurch down with one knee. while the
men all took their bats of. Such a thing as
knowing him never occurred TO them, as the
American girls had him half the time. Ths
Prince, though stout. land what I call little
beery. tho. shonsh the the girls woulans l;n1,
nervous man who does every thing quickly
as cat can move lie taEs in quick, 5e-kv
sentences. and he moves Ike fash. He walked
twice as fast as aEy man IN Hnmburg when he
taking his exercise along with the waters
Well, he turnsi every morning At Z and
there were all the girls. He took his & ass OF
water and began to fly around the walk in the
park, noddng now to one friend and now to
another You had better believe the girls W ere
all there. red-eyed and ghasty because of ge Z
ting up early But they had take their
chances. because one is allowed to speak to
the Prince until ne speaks first. He had about
seven or eight women ana men IN his party and
he would fly around with them more than half
the time. But, suddenly every now and then,
he wouid halt in front of n Yankee miss and
say. Don't you want to walk iittleF' He
would then start off with her for turn two,
and then he would drop her aud take mp some
one else.
Well as far as can make out, it was simply
too ridiculous. The English women. with their
long limbs. and all accus toned to walking. could
do very we'll with the Prince. but the American
girls could not keen with him at all. They
would try it and fail. and the next thing you
knew they trotting around gentle run
bv bis side. It would not do to ask him to slow
up: in fact. he told them walking was good
unless you got yourself in perspration. So
each one trotted, breathless and red-faced, be-
side the great man. rs they think him over there.
| asked il all the Europeans didn't laugh at such
sight. and they said possibly did. but
that all would give their boots, and stockings
thrown 10. for chance to walk with royalty.
None of the girls met the Crown Prince He
travelled with his wife and sister through the
Tyrol, stopping at the ordinary inns. but riding
in his own carriage. The two women
within startled girls BY the plainness of their
attire. Fancy the wife of the heir apparent of
Prussia in chip jockey hat with q bit of ribbon
and guinea hens feather in front. and clad
in suit of brown ladyis- cloth. with a. little
braiding the basque, and just the plainest OF
overskirts. without half yard TO spare. That
is the way she dressed Il increased the stern
ness of her appearance. They were awfully pri-
Thew ate alone. and il they wanted to 60
n balcony anywhere about inn they
stopped at, every body was kept out OF their way.
The German Americans from the West were
simply crazy to speak to him. but not got q
chance. They took their revenge by pitying
him more loudly for 8 henpecked husband than
for dying CLARA BELLE.
SENATOR CoLoUITTs BLUNDER.